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From: anirban20 Date: Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:49 pm Subject: SNAKE CONSIDERED TO BE EXTINCT FOUND IN MAHARASHTRA
On the 3rd of August 2003 in Wardha, Parag Dandge, a young snakerescuer and naturalist found a small dead snake covered by ants.Fortunately he preserved it, little knowing that his foresight wouldrock the entire herpetological world. Parag was unable to identifythe snake until 2005, when he sent pictures of the snake to theCenter for Herpetology, MadrasCrocodile Bank Trust, Chennai, the Bombay Natural History Society andthe Indian Herpetological Society, Pune. Further collaboration with ateam of taxonomists from India and Germany resulted in it beingidentified as the Indian Egg-eater Elachistodon westermanni. Fewerthan 10 specimens of this species have ever been found, leadingseveral authorities to believe that the Indian Egg-eater was extinct.Besides India (Bihar, West Bengal and Uttaranchal), there are oldrecords of the Indian Egg-eater from Bangladesh and Nepal.The Indian Egg-eater is brown or dark grey, has a distinctlyflattened body, vertical (eye) pupils, and a whitish stripe that runsdown the back. Parag and some taxonomists - Ashok Captain (Pune),Frank Tillack and Andreas Gumprecht (both Germany) have co-authored apaper that has been accepted by the Russian Journal of Herpetology.Further observations on the Egg-eater are required to determine itspresent status, habitat requirements and formulate effectiveconservation measures to ensure its survival.Ashok Captain3/1 Boat Club RoadPune 411 001MaharashtraIndiaPhone: 020-26129011email: ashokcaptain@...www.snakesofindia.com
On the 3rd of August 2003 in Wardha, Parag Dandge, a young snakerescuer and naturalist found a small dead snake covered by ants.Fortunately he preserved it, little knowing that his foresight wouldrock the entire herpetological world. Parag was unable to identifythe snake until 2005, when he sent pictures of the snake to theCenter for Herpetology, MadrasCrocodile Bank Trust, Chennai, the Bombay Natural History Society andthe Indian Herpetological Society, Pune. Further collaboration with ateam of taxonomists from India and Germany resulted in it beingidentified as the Indian Egg-eater Elachistodon westermanni. Fewerthan 10 specimens of this species have ever been found, leadingseveral authorities to believe that the Indian Egg-eater was extinct.Besides India (Bihar, West Bengal and Uttaranchal), there are oldrecords of the Indian Egg-eater from Bangladesh and Nepal.The Indian Egg-eater is brown or dark grey, has a distinctlyflattened body, vertical (eye) pupils, and a whitish stripe that runsdown the back. Parag and some taxonomists - Ashok Captain (Pune),Frank Tillack and Andreas Gumprecht (both Germany) have co-authored apaper that has been accepted by the Russian Journal of Herpetology.Further observations on the Egg-eater are required to determine itspresent status, habitat requirements and formulate effectiveconservation measures to ensure its survival.Ashok Captain3/1 Boat Club RoadPune 411 001MaharashtraIndiaPhone: 020-26129011email: ashokcaptain@...www.snakesofindia.com
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